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Influences of the life of grace
Influences of the life of grace. Or, A practical treatise concerning the way, manner, and means of having and improving of spiritual dispositions, and quickening influences from Christ the resurrection and the life. By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.Influences of the life of grace. Or, A practical treatise concerning the way, manner, and means of having and improving of spiritual dispositions, and quickning influences from Christ the resurrection and the life. By Samuel Rutherfurd, Professor of Divinity in the Vniversity of St. Andrews in Scotland.
London: printed by T.C. for Andrew Crook, 1659
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So as 1. They be not looked on as misdeeds of providence, and we say not the Lord might have lent me the influence to such a self-denying death as Abraham's journey in aiming to sacrifice his only son for God, but he would not.
2. Its good if there be a holy submissive complaining of the want of gracious influences, as terminated upon duties, Isa. 63. 17. O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways? and hardened our hearts from thy fear? and not looked on, as withdrawings of mere providence. Though there be a holy claimbring to God, ver. 19. we are thine; yet we are so thine, as thy grace is Sovereign; Thou never bearest rule over them, they were not called by thy name, and yet no praise or thanks to Israel that they were called by his Name rather then the Heathen.
2. Its good if there be a holy submissive complaining of the want of gracious influences, as terminated upon duties, Isa. 63. 17. O Lord, why hast thou made us to erre from thy ways? and hardened our hearts from thy fear? and not looked on, as withdrawings of meer providence. Though there be a holy claimbring to God, ver. 19. we are thine; yet we are so thine, as thy grace is Soveraign; Thou never bearest rule over them, they were not called by thy name, and yet no praise or thanks to Israel that they were called by his Name rather then the Heathen.
3. We may pray for, and so earnestly suit and desire influences, as Draw me; quicken me, incline my heart, unto thy testimonies; Therefore we may pray against withdrawings of influences, as sad privations of dreadful consequents; and so much is held forth in that Petition lead us not unto temptation.